Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville information
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Gabon
Archdiocese of Libreville
Liberopolitanus
Location
Country
Gabon
Statistics
Area
41,370 km2 (15,970 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2004) 553,777 289,500 (52.3%)
Information
Rite
Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Archbishop
Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba
Bishops emeritus
Basile Mvé Engone
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville (French: Archidiocèse catholique romain de Libreville) is the Metropolitan See of the Latin Ecclesiastical province covering all Gabon.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Assomption of Libreville, the national capital, which also has a former cathedral of the same name (both dedicated to the Assumption of Mary).
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